The historic sewerage aqueduct is the longest of its type in the world

Breakwater is a residential and industrial suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located on the Barwon River, 4 km south-south-east of the Geelong central business district. Breakwater is also home to the Geelong Racing Club and the Geelong Showgrounds. Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio Bay. ... Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... The Barwon River rises in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia, runs through Geelong, where it is joined by the Moorabool River, and enters the sea at Barwon Heads, west of Port Phillip. ... Downtown Honolulu in Hawaii, United States, an example of an urban downtown district Central business district (CBD) and downtown are terms referring to the commercial heart of a city. ...

History

The name Breakwater came from a rock ford constructed across the Barwon River by Geelong's first Police magistrate, Captain Foster Fyans, in 1837. The ford stopped the inflow of salt water to the fresh water river, and supplying the town with fresh river water. A ford is a section of water (most commonly a section of a river) that is sufficiently shallow as to be traversable by wading. ... A magistrate is a judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. ... 1837 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

Land between the industrial area and the river is prone to flooding. From 1913 - 1916 the Geelong Water and Sewerage Trust built a 750-metre long sewer aqueduct across the Barwon River to an ocean discharge point at Black Rock. It was retired after 80 years of service due to poor structural condition which was beyond economic repair. 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... The Barwon River is a river in New South Wales, Australia. ... Black Rock can refer to: Black Rock, Victoria, suburb of Melbourne, Australia Black Rock, Connecticut, United States This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Census Populations

• 1861 - 136
• 1871 - 312
• 1981 - 1,521

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Suburbs of Geelong

Avalon | Bell Park | Bell Post Hill | Belmont | Breakwater | Ceres | Corio | Drumcondra | East Geelong | Fyansford | Grovedale| Hamlyn Heights | Herne Hill | Highton | Lara | Leopold | Lovely Banks | Manifold Heights | Moolap | Mount Duneed | Newcomb | Newtown | Norlane | North Geelong | Point Henry | Queens Park | Rippleside | South Geelong | St Albans Park | St Albans Park | Wandana Heights | Waurn Ponds | West Geelong | Whittington List of Geelong suburbs Australian National Flag For more information, see Australian Government, Flying the Flag - Its an Honour!. Created by User:E Pluribus Anthony File links The following pages link to this file: Australia Politics of Australia Ashmore and Cartier Islands Australian Labor Party Australian Democrats Australian Capital Territory Talk:Australian rules... Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio Bay. ... Avalon is a locality in the State of Australia. ... Bell Park is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Bell Post Hill is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... Belmont is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... The Division of Corio is an Australian Electoral Division in Victoria. ... Lara is a semi-rural township in the state of Victoria in Australia. ... Leopold is a residential suburb of Geelong. ... Norlane is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... An elephant seal similar to Henry. ... Waurn Ponds is a suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ... This is a list of the suburbs of Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ...